Marke Loc: Roanoke, Virginia

I have a Sony A350, and a Sony A550. Does anyone know if the lens from these cameras will fit and work correctly on a Sony A55?
Thanks
Mark

Silvertone Loc: Chopin, La.

Yes they will...they are all a-mount lens

Brucej67 Loc: Cary, NC

Don't get the A55 I will be selling mine on eBay. They are not weather proof and if the camera gets wet the electronics will fry and Sony will not honor the warentee. The A77 is weather resistant and has much more features.

tainkc Loc: Kansas City

All alpha and Minolta af lenses are interchangeable. The a77 is a great camera but you will have to get different lenses in order to get the most out of that camera. Besides, the a77 is about $2000.00 with a basic lens. The a55 is a great little camera and you can't beat the price for all the features that it contains. If you are worried about weather damage, Sony offers a 4 year anything goes warranty for $169.00. This comes in handy. My wife's oldest son is a jerk just to be polite. For reasons only known to him, he put my whole camera (a500) bag in the microwave. Not only did Sony fix it, they also replaced the 3 Sony lenses that got fried also at no charge. Their service was fantastic!

I then purchased the a580 which I totally love. I thought about the a55 but I opted for a traditional DSLR instead which the a580 is. Both have the same great sensor. The a 55 has auto focus in movie mode while the a580 does not. Since I could care less about shooting movies from a camera, this point does not bother me.

In other words, go ahead and purchase the a55. Your lenses will work just fine and you will be happy.

Brucej67 Loc: Cary, NC

The A55 and the A77 are both APS-C sensors so the lens would be the same on them. An old minolta lens would be 1.5X on either camera.

Marke Loc: Roanoke, Virginia

My concern here, is getting the most of the A55 IF I use the lens off of my A550. Sony is not helpful telling me whether they work correctly or not. You know they want to sell me a new lens too.

I'm concerned about the weather issue, as I do take a lot of photographs in bad weather. Just how sensitive IS the A55 to water (light rains).

Mark

pipsisquam Loc: Newburyport Ma.

Good Afternoon, Hey what would be the pro's and con's between the Sony A55 to the canon Rebel T3i I did go to Ritz camera store ,was told the A55 was twice the Canon ??

" The Biginner Here " Thank You, J R Pipsisquam

Brucej67 Loc: Cary, NC

First, I have the A550 and the A55 (as well as an A700, A850 and A900), on the A55 the lenses that you use for the A550 will work just the same way, both cameras are APS-C and not full frame. If you were to put a lens designed for a full frame camera on the A55 (or the A550) you would get a magnification factor of 1.5 from that lens, meaning that the lens would work but the reafings in MM would be 1.5 times what was marked on the lens. Now as far as weather concerns, I don't know about the extra insurance that someone said that Sony offered, but on the standard warentee once it is ruined by the weather Sony will not honor any repairs. Here is an email I got from a friend who photographs for newspapers:
Hi guys just a word of caution here about camera, specifically, the Sony
A55v...I bought one an was really happy with it for four months until it got
wet in a rainstorm, it fried and then Sony refused to repair it (4 month old
camera....4!) because of corrosion. So now I am out not only $800.00 for the
camera, but $41.00 for a fedex charge....oh %$#&&*$#$%$^!!!!!
Warranty or not...they just refused. Oh well, Bruce, be careful with
your Sony gear!....! ;) And heal quickly, my friend!
Warren

Marke Loc: Roanoke, Virginia

Thanks for that reply Bruce!

I've got a Sony A350 that my wife is using, and I use the A550. I want another camera, and was just not sure enough as to what to get this time. Since we already have the extra lens for these two cameras, what would you recommend doing? I've only got about $1,000 to spend, but could go a little higher. I'm looking at something lightly used off of Ebay.

Mark

Brucej67 Loc: Cary, NC

On eBay I would look for a A700 body, however if you can go $1400 then the best thing out in the APS-C from Sony is the A77. You can read about it in Popular Photography in the this months issue. The camera for an APS-C is at the top of the line and gives you a host of great features. The A77 is the replacement for the A700 and the A77 is 24.3 megapixles, weatherproof, and has so many features it is hard to mention them here, just go to http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sonyslta77/

tainkc Loc: Kansas City

I am surprised that Sony treated you that poorly. As for their extra warranty is concerned, I asked them if it fell in the toilet, would they repair or replace it. They said yes. I even have it in writing.

tainkc Loc: Kansas City

As far as I know, only the a77 is branded as " weatherproof ". I do not know about the new a65, ( just under $1000.00 ) which is also a full frame camera. You probably don't want to do this, but you could put the a77 on a credit card. Not a wise option these days. However, Sony credit lets you pay it off in a certain amount of time at no interest. Just a thought. Other than that, when it starts to rain, shut it down.

Brucej67 Loc: Cary, NC

Wow friend, would you do me a favor and send me a copy of it in writing, mabe I could get my friend of the hook, my email is brucej67@ptd.net thanks.

tainkc Loc: Kansas City

They are both good cameras. I do think that the noise reduction is slightly ( not enough to matter ) better than the Sony. That's about all. Oh, I forgot, the Canon is 18mp vs. Sony at 16mp. Again, no big deal. One more thing, the T3i is a bit slower than the T2i. The guy at Ritz is right. The Sony has just as good of quality and it delivers a lot more bang for the buck. I believe he was being sincere since I know that there is not much markup on Sony's. Confused?

pipsisquam Loc: Newburyport Ma.

Good Evening to Tainkc,

J R here, Thank You for the great info on the two cameras, Confused, ! Reckon I have been confused sisce the 60's , the sony looked, as i was in store handling one while the store man was explaining it to me, seems a lot to learn on that camera, lots of buttons,Oh well probably as easy as remembering all aspects of building homes,I know it all from the ground up, I learn well-easy, and apply it for years, Have a good evening

J R Pipsisquam,